Medicinal Effects Of Phlorotannins

Brown algal phlorotannins have been extensively studied for their potential health benefits and reportedly they have shown promising effects against radical-mediated oxidative stress, photodamage, cancer, allergy, diabetes, inflammation, and viral and microbial infections. Having vast range of biological activities, phlorotannins are believed to be the most promising candidates to be developed as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. This section is covering up the major biological activities of phlor-otannins isolated from brown algae.